Overview
- The theft occurred on October 21 at the El Corte Inglés loading area in Madrid’s Salamanca district, targeting a Nacex delivery van carrying 44 packages of branded jewelry worth over €300,000.
- Investigators say the perpetrators posed as delivery workers, used a rented van, posted a lookout, and forced the cargo door with specialized tools before fleeing with the goods.
- Police arrested two Spanish suspects on December 2 in Madrid and in Chozas de Canales, Toledo, and seized more than €3,500 in cash.
- A court ordered the suspects released after their arrest as the case proceeds on allegations of robbery with force in a vehicle.
- Sources report both men have extensive records for similar offenses, and the principal haul remains missing as the investigation stays open.